McKinsey research shows AI creating more jobs than automation displaces — but 11 million American workers will need help this decade

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Our new research finds that the U.S. economy will have more jobs by 2035 than today, but the mix will differ.

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  • Our new research finds that the U.S. economy will have more jobs by 2035 than today, but the mix will differ.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:00:00 UTC.

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  1. United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain easily wins re-election

  2. ‘Never seen anything quite like it’: How rural Pennsylvania’s $165 million data center fight became representative of the bipartisan battle against AI

  3. Gen Z is defying trends and betting on California—even as older Americans flee to the Sun Belt

  4. McKinsey research shows AI creating more jobs than automation displaces — but 11 million American workers will need help this decade

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